Benin

Presumably worth it if you don't mind sharing with some Swedes, there's a PLENTIFUL amount of hostels in Gothenburg all within easy access of the park (by bus or tram)... Gothenburg is pretty fab as well, the Universeum next door to Liseberg is pretty much a combo of Science, Natural History and Zoo... Plenty of parks and bars and what-not too... The Swedes

#betterthannothing

Oh my!

But that's when the point of the system works! (Plus of course, most of the Spanish populace just jump the queue without paying for it, so perhaps in the end Fastrack at PA is pointless and a waste of money?)

I love it when people suggest that rides deliberately act slow so Fastrack sales go up... Like, Rides would probably love it if Fastrack went away, because it's just as big a pain in the arse for them as it is for guests...

It's that EU funding to get it off the ground (and presumably some aspirational owners) that have helped...

Stick her on a chair, put a blindfold on (oh-er), stick the music on Spotify and then boom, original EuroSat experience! Might need a strobe light too actually come to think of it...

Don't book trips until you know opening dates then... I'm still waiting on bloody Sweden!

THERE'S A PERFECTLY GOOD PM FUNCTION ON HERE GUYS!

Terror of the Towers is OUT, a new 'mysterious' and 'recently unearthed by routine excavations'* maze will replace it... https://www.altontowers.com/activities/events/scarefest/thrilling-frights/ *Will take bets on these phrases being included in the announcement blurb.

Poor second half led to the downfall there, plus a few players not turning up... Shame, as it was fun whilst it lasted, and the likes of Trippier really shone throughout... Normal football shall resume from today at least!

There's a distinct amount of block sections and, well, SPEED on the Mouse cred... Hopefully someone will do it actual justice...

Let's hope that when it does eventually open they use the Winjas side entrance to hold people before opening, otherwise Main Street DE is going to be utter hell for everyone...

Saturday.

Tbh if I had money I'd be there this weekend no question...

Looks like they merged it together, clearly I did not complain hard enough... Future tip for anyone going to Gardaland, don't go on potentially heaving days...

Between 80-100 euros on top of the MAP price (which was/is cheaper than the UK one anyway)...

Least they didn't do a Gardaland and have it actually affordable for everyone, just the idiots with more money than sense... When did MAP holders stop realising that missing out on a ride isn't the end because you can revisit?

Don't think the cheap annual passes are a sign of complete positivity, especially given the general lack of spend by most MAP holders on here (and WE'RE the target market for tat!)... There's a lot more beneath the surface that needs addressing before any Merlin park can be considered having a 'golden success'... A sensible long term plan would be a start...

Enthusiasts STILL asking the park about broken/dead rides

Queues at Phantasialand seem to fluctuate quite weirdly, best checking German school times to see if you desperately need it but I'm doubtful... Just hit up Winjas first and that's the worst queues out the way, all the others are beautiful enough to warrant waiting in (Colorado Adventure aside), though of course this wildly depends on which entrance you go into... It's not the simplest park to plan a day in...

I think some areas need the support more than others (Valley, X-Sector and Dark Forest mainly, though DF can at least use Hex and CCL if need be as backup)... Definitely need a Flume replacement though, Rapids are clearly struggling there, but really then you're looking at probably a total of 5 actual new rides needed? (2 in FV, 1 in XS, 1 in DF and a Flume) Cloud Cuckoo Land needs something done to it drastically, it's a shame they're limited to what they could do there, though they could easily do an impressive indoor dark ride/cred in the Charlie building if they really wanted to... The problem is luring people up to the area as no-one ever really strayed much beyond Charlie when it was open, now it's like a ghost town...

We'll never see something like Ultimate built again because parks tend to build things properly these days... It's so bad it's actually good sums up the Ultimate, as on paper it should be an utter pile of crap...

"I didn't know it was only 2 to a row!" *After a 90 minute queue watching said ride*